Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-09-30
SIDEWALK PRATTLE.


Harvest moon week.
Railroad news next week.
Our big brother is on his way hom
from England. at
Miss Daisy Brown is visiting friend
in Oakland, Ogn.
Look we'll to your fiues before yo,
start your winter fires.
Miss Carrie Rhett is teaching schoo
oftwo pupils at Slate creek.
Alexander & Friedenrich received IS
600 pounds of freight Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weller returned OF
Mondays stage from the lower country
], S. Hartman is expected to arrive
every day with Happy Medium
colt.
The engagement of j. III. Gaffney and
Miss Maggie McGregor, both well known
here, is announced.
Hon. l.. p. Brown purchased seven
head of thoroughbred heifers on his re-
cent visit to Lewiston.
The wheat market is in state of
"innocuous desuetude with no hope
OF improvement until spring.
S. G. Isaman & Co. are the leading
dealers in drugs, druggists sundries and
Jcbbers in cigars in Lewiston.
Mrs. Baldwin, accompanied by her
daughter Lille, arrived from Rock ford,
w. T., on Monday, on brief visit.
Rev. d. E. George was appointed to
visit the Grangevlle district by the NJ
4. Conference which met in Walla Walla
last week.
Benson's train arrived from Warrens
Tuesday with cargo of Riebold's " Eu-
reka quartz which is gone to Frisco
for reduction.
Grant Benedict and Tom Pearson
commenced branding on Salmon river
last week and were hunting their own
and Bailey Chamberlain's cattle.
In reward cards, birthday cards, call
ing cards, holiday and playing cards we
lead the trade in the territory.
5. q. IsAMAN & Co.
d. j. WanD, formerly of Pomeroy, w.
T., was up here recently looking tor a
location, and has finally rented the J.
ii. McCallie ranch for period of three
years.
Rumor hath it that Jerome, having
sold his livery stable in Lewiston will
form partnership with medico in the
Palouse country. Jerome will fix the
pills and the medico will ii x the patients.
Bishop Talbot, the new Episcopal
bishop of Utah and Idaho, is being
warmly welcomed in southern idaho.
The reverend gentleman will visit Mt.
Idaho and Grangeville early in Novem.
ber.
When in Lewiston it will pay you to
examine our stock of blank books, jour
nails, ledgers, time books, receipt books,
and blank note books. IsAMAN & Co.
Martin Collins, for many years with
Benson u Hexter in Warrens, has pur-
chased Jerome's livery stable in Lewis
ton. His many friends in this county
hope he will succeed in his new depart
ure.
G. Z. Beeson of the "Nez Perce News"
accompanied by his wife, came up from
Lewiston Saturday, to take in the races.
1t is owing to his assistance that we are
able to publish a presentable paper this
week.
A cougar caught and killed Duff
Greene's fine pointer dog across Salmon
river last week and the varmint only
released his hold when Duff showed the
nozzle of his gun into his hide and blew
him TO pieces.
John Doumecq has an educated dog
at his White Bird store which dances to
music, smokes a pipe and does other
fantistic tricks. He is a clever little
animal and John values him at his
weight in Salmon river dust.
Part of the matter on the fourth page
was 'pled" and "squabbled " in max
ing up the forms last week, so that its
publication had to be delayed, which
makes it look like stale news.
Harvesting is in full blast all over the
prairie, and Notwithstanding the i'm.
mense amount of new machinery inn
ported this year, there seems to be not
enough to harvest the ripening grain.
Notice is hereby given that on aud
after this date shelf and counter goods
Will be sold for cash only. If people
are sick and need prescriptions on time,
tney can have them, but patent medi-
clnes and sundries are cash.
S. E. BIBBr.
Mr.. Galloway sent in some cucumbers
and onions last week raised on his ranch
on the table lands across White Bird
which for size, quality and flavor we
have not seen excelled on Cemas prai-.
rie. There is. much good land lying
idle over there awaiting settlement that
is well worth the attention of home seek
ers. Mr.. Galloway is the pioneer of
that region and raises everything that
can be grown in these attitudes. Last
year be raised lot of fine tobacco and
we hope that that section will soon be
peopled with neighbors as industrious
and thrifty as himself.